A nation's capital stock was valued at $500 billion at the start of the year and $575 billion at the end. Consumption of private fixed capital in the year was $35 billion. Assuming stable prices, net investment was ________. A) $35 billion B) $40 billion
A nation's capital stock was valued at $300 billion at the start of the year and $350 billion at the end. Consumption of private fixed capital in the year was $25 billion.
Physical capital is A) the factories and machinery used to produce other goods and services. B) the talents, training, and education of workers. C) the financial resources available for investment.
A) the factories and machinery used to produce other goods and services. The principle of diminishing returns to capital states that if the amount of labor and other inputs employed is held constant, then the greater the amount of capital in use the A) less production is wasted.
C) an amount less than GDP for that year
A) resources (land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship) in an economy in a given year